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History of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the American workforce

Kazoo

Sodomy was federally decriminalized in 2003 , and discrimination of queer people in the workplace became federally illegal only in 2020. Leonard Matlovich, a sergeant in the Air Force, came out first by appearing on the cover of Time magazine with the headline: “I am a Homosexual.” Workers in the U.S.

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WIRTW #449 (the “do-over” edition)

Ohio Employer's Law

He served a well regarded term on the National Labor Relations Board from from 2002 to 2003. via Eric Meyer’s The Employer Handbook Blog. No Love for Guns in Workplace Is Protected, Court Finds — via Dan Schwartz’s Connecticut Employment Law Blog. There’s a Thin Line Between Business and Politics — via Workforce Magazine.